Cal. Civ. Code § 5:10-App.27A
APPENDIX 27A MODEL LEASE AND NOTICE PROVISION
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MODEL LEASE AND NOTICE PROVISION The owner (landlord) is required by law to provide, install and maintain window guards in the apartment if a child or children 10 years of age or younger is, or will be, living in the apartment or is, or will be, regularly present there for a substantial period of time if the tenant gives the owner (landlord) a written request that the window guards be installed. The owner (landlord) is also required, upon the written request of the tenant, to provide, install and maintain window guards in the hallways to which persons in the tenant's unit have access without having to go out of the building. If the building is a condominium, cooperative or mutual housing building, the owner (landlord) of the apartment is responsible for installing and maintaining window guards in the apartment and the association is responsible for installing and maintaining window guards in hallway windows. Window guards are only required to be provided in first floor windows where the window sill is more than six feet above grade or there are other hazardous conditions that make installation of window guards necessary to protect the safety of children.
Under N.J.A.C. § 5:10, Appendix 27A, landlords are legally required to provide, install, and maintain window guards in apartments and accessible hallways when a child age 10 or younger lives in or regularly spends substantial time in the unit, provided the tenant submits a written request. In condominium, cooperative, or mutual housing buildings, the individual unit owner handles guards within the apartment while the association is responsible for hallway windows. First-floor windows are only covered by this requirement when the window sill is more than six feet above grade or other hazardous conditions exist that pose a safety risk to children.
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Operators subject to N.J.A.C. § 5:10, Appendix 27A generally maintain a process for receiving and documenting written tenant requests for window guards, and promptly arrange for installation and ongoing maintenance once such a request is received. Compliant operators also track which units house or regularly host children age 10 or younger, and ensure hallway windows accessible to those tenants are similarly addressed. In condominium or cooperative settings, building owners coordinate with the association to clarify respective responsibilities for apartment versus hallway window guard installation.
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N.J.A.C. § 5:10, Appendix 27A gives tenants the right to request window guards in writing when a child age 10 or younger lives in or regularly spends substantial time in the apartment, and the landlord is then obligated to install and maintain them in both the unit and accessible hallways. Tenants in condominium or cooperative buildings may need to direct hallway-related requests to the building association rather than solely to the unit owner. Those whose requests are not honored may consider raising the landlord's non-compliance as a violation, filing a complaint with the appropriate New Jersey housing authority, or reaching out to a local tenant-rights organization for guidance on available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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